Veterans Affairs Office

Serving Those Who Have Served Their Country

Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Veterans Affairs Office is available to help military veterans and their families take advantage of the educational opportunities available to them. The Veterans Affairs Office can help with the necessary enrollment certifications for educational benefits and is located in the Javelina Enrollment Services Center in the Student Union Building. Information and assistance is available on eligibility requirements and applications for the following Veterans’ programs:

TEXAS VETERAN’S EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS

**New Changes to Hazlewood Exemption**

Legislative Change: Senate Bill 1158

Transferred responsibilities from THECB to TVC administration of the Hazlewood Exemption to the Texas Veterans Commission;

Simplifies/clarifies wording for children and spouses of disabled veterans;

Age limit removed for children of disabled, deceased, or MIA veterans.

Legislative Change: Senate Bill 1210 (effective Fall 2014)

Student must make satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the institution’s financial aid policy;

Applies to veterans;

Applies to children and/or spouses of disabled veterans;

Does NOT apply to children or spouses of veterans killed in action, missing in action, or who died due to a service-related illness or injury;

Unsatisfactory Academic Progress – must complete a term without Hazlewood and meet SAP to be reinstated

Texas Attorney General: GA-969

Applies to all Hazlewood recipients: Stacking by a veteran with multiple federal benefits is allowed in accordance with Texas Attorney General’s opinion no.GA-969, dated September 24, 2012 and reaffirmed

Change of Program or Place of Training, when transferring from another college, print out w/confirmation number. Your NEW SCHOOL: Texas A&M University Kingsville, 700 University Blvd Kingsville, TX 78363

Change of Program or Place of Training, when transferring from another college, print out w/confirmation number. Your NEW SCHOOL: Texas A&M University Kingsville, 700 University Blvd Kingsville, TX 78363

Change of Program or Place of Training, when transferring from another college, print out w/confirmation number. Your NEW SCHOOL: Texas A&M University Kingsville, 700 University Blvd Kingsville, TX 78363

Change of Program or Place of Training, when transferring from another college, print out w/confirmation number. Your NEW SCHOOL: Texas A&M University Kingsville, 700 University Blvd Kingsville, TX 78363

Registration is only required once. The VA Certification office can access your account and verify hours that you have used to date. Veteran and Dependent Must Register Separately and submit both receipts

DD 214 Member 4 Copy

Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty

Birth certificate of child who has received transferred hours

Once

Letter from VA Regional Office

Letter from VA Regional Office verifying termination of eligibility of Educational Benefits. May be requested by calling VA Administration Regional Office at 1-888-442-4551